Bob and Maureen McDonnell trial

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, have received guilty verdicts on 11 counts and 9 counts, respectively, in a heavily publicized public corruption trial. Authorities claim the McDonnells accepted more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a former CEO in exchange for helping promote the company’s diet products. The McDonnells have professed their innocence.

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell talks to his sister, Eileen Reinaman (right) as they arrive federal court for the third day of jury deliberations in his corruption trial in Richmond, Va., on Sept. 4. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, faced charges in a 14-count indictment, including doing special favors for Jonnie Williams, the CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific, in exchange for $165,000 in gifts and loans.